Wow! What a day! We started with a difficult forecast, with a moderate risk area stretching from TX to NE, covering 5 states:(map)

Bill and Dean put us on THE storm, nationally speaking.

I had seen several tornadoes before, but this was my first killer tornado (at least in the sense that someone who was alive when I entered the town was not when I left). This was a very emotional day for me: (more TBD)

WEATHER

TODAY:We witnessed and filmed a strong (F2/3, probably) tornado from about a mile away. After we retreated to the south, the storm devastated Happy, TX, a town of about 600 people. Two people died, four were hospitalized, dozens received minor injuries, and many building were destroyed.

Holiday Inn, Airport2101 S. Meridian Av.
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
405-585-40001 night, 1 rm, 2 dbl bedsCOMMENTS: very cozy, but too close to the activities in the atrium (translation: VERY NOISY); the cool phone jack on the lamp at the desk had no connection, so I had my laptop on the spare bed and power connnected WAY across the room. Dial-up connection did fire up immediately on the first try, but the connections sprawled, dividing the room cleanly in two. Service was very polite and thorough.

RESTAURANTS

Name/Location/Phone

Meal

COMMENTS:

NO BREAKFAST

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Slept in late (and it felt GREAT)

Golden Corral
I-35 & Robinson St.
Norman, OK

Buffet

Food did not look very appetizing, though my server Nong was very attentive to details.
Not sure I would eat there again

Golden Palace II rest_address_line1 rest__address_line2 rest_phone

Chinese/Vietnamese/Japanese buffet

Astonishing variety! Food was good and the price was reasonable and the price was right ($11 incl. tip) This was the tour group’s first ‘communal feeding’, though Luka and Alexandra chose not to join us (probably to get much-needed sleep).